Pediatrics
Quadruplets born to 65-year-old German woman leave hospital
Doctors in Germany say the quadruplets born prematurely to a 65-year-old woman three months ago have been allowed to leave the hospital.
Aug 20, 2015
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Health
Is baby recession over? US births up after years of decline
It appears the baby recession really is over: Preliminary figures show U.S. births were up last year for the first time in seven years.
Jun 17, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study explores whether newborns delivered by c-section face higher risk of chronic health problems later in life
A new paper in the British Medical Journal by Jan Blustein, M.D., Ph.D., of New York University's Wagner School and a professor of Medicine and Population Health at NYU School of Medicine and Jianmeng Liu, M.D., Ph.D., of ...
Jun 10, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Vaginal birth may be safer for pregnant women with kidney and liver transplants
New research suggests that a planned cesarean birth might not be the safest mode of delivery for women who have undergone transplantation. Cesarean birth rates are on the rise, and this is especially true for high-risk pregnant ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Medical research
Trial shows promise in addressing unnecessary cesarean sections
Cesarean sections now account for more than 1 in 5 childbirths globally, with the numbers set to rise in the coming decade to one-third of all births, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jan 31, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Dr. Dwight Rouse addresses rapid increase in cesarean birth rates
In 2011, one in three pregnant women in the U.S. delivered babies by cesarean delivery. While cesarean delivery may be life-saving for the mother, the baby or both, the rapid increase in cesarean birth rates since 1996 without ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Obstetric care may differ at rural versus urban hospitals
Rates of unnecessary cesarean section and other potentially risky obstetric procedures show some significant differences between rural and urban hospitals in the United States, reports a study in the January issue of Medical ...
Dec 13, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
About half of pregnant women with HIV have C-sections
(HealthDay)—About half of pregnant women with HIV infection underwent cesarean delivery between 1998 and 2013, according to a study published online April 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Apr 11, 2018
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Large variation in cesarean rates across US hospitals
Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the United States. US cesarean rates increased from 20.7% in 1996 to 32.9% in 2009 but have since stabilized, with 1.3 million American women having had a cesarean ...
Oct 21, 2014
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Study shows role of fathers in seeding microbiota of newborns, confirms benefits of maternal fecal microbiota transfer
A mother's contribution to the makeup of a newborn baby's microbiota has been well documented. Now a paper published June 12 in Cell Host & Microbe shows the important contributions that fathers make to the composition of ...
Jun 12, 2024
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